automotive

UTA Engineer Uses 3D Printing and Nature-Inspired Design to Build Stronger Composites

by | Jul 17, 2025
Current materials crack under stress. Shiyao Lin's nature-inspired composites could make aircraft parts and car components significantly tougher.
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Dallas’ Aldinger Company Acquires North Dakota-Based J&J Calibrations
by | Jul 17, 2024
Aldinger called the move a key milestone in its growth strategy, underscoring its dedication to delivering "top-tier quality calibration" across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.
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Car Ownership Remains a Key Driver of Opportunity, Survey Shows
by | Apr 1, 2024
In a world reshaped by remote work and virtual services, do Americans still believe that owning a car is essential to getting ahead? Researchers investigated how vehicle ownership impacts upward mobility post-pandemic—from employment to social benefits.
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Rev Up Your Startup in Capital One’s 2024 Mobility Accelerator. Apply by Feb. 2
by | Jan 23, 2024
Mobility startups from coast to coast—including those focused on innovative ideas to transport people or goods—are invited to apply.  The unique accelerator program supports startups in the automotive ecosystem, ranging from AI-powered industry solutions and transportation infrastructure to dealer support and related services.
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Brightline Dealer Advisors Appoints SVP of Dealer Training

by | Dec 14, 2023

Joe Porter has been appointed senior vice president of dealer training by Dallas-based Brightline Dealer Advisors, the largest independent insurance agency servicing the automotive market.

To his new role, Porter brings more than 25 years of extensive, hands-on training and consulting experience in the automotive retail, wholesale, and dealer wealth-building segments....

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‘UP’ in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott Courts Tech Innovators at Transportation Summit
by | Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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Highway to Innovation: Startups Put the Pedal to the Metal in Business Bootcamp
by | Jun 1, 2023
These mavericks are not just shifting gears, they're changing the road rules in the automotive ecosystem. The Capital One Accelerator program, now in its second year, helps founders develop their business plans and pitches en route to becoming capital ready.

Meet the 13 startups selected for 2023, set to drive innovation and change in the automotive ecosystem.
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Toyota Just Parked Its Insurance Agency in Plano with First TIMS HQ
by | May 3, 2021
Toyota customers can compare and buy policies online boosted by AI, with opt-ins for usage-based data tracking of their connected vehicles. Another reason for the opening? TIMS covers more than your Rav4. The agency has expanded to offer insurance products for home, renters, RVs, even pets.
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Toyota Motor North America Makes Four Executive Moves on its Automotive Operations Team

by | Aug 18, 2020
Bill Fay, the senior vice president of automotive operations, will be retiring while three other employees are receiving promotions.
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Transplace Acquires Leading Parcel Management Provider to Expand its Logistics Platform
by | Jun 3, 2020
The strategic move will add seamless parcel and eCommerce capabilities to Frisco-based Transplace's multimodal platform.
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advanced manufacturing
How North Texas Meets the Needs of Advanced Manufacturing Companies
by | Jun 6, 2019
From high-tech fighter jets and the most-advanced helicopters in the world, to long-lasting lipsticks and packaged pasta, Dallas-Fort Worth is home to a hotbed of advanced manufacturing facilities.
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Dallas-Based Startup Racing and Cars Aims to Unite Global Automotive Community
by | Mar 12, 2019
The Dallas startup aims to connect people with a passion for cars and racing, provide members with the most recent information or news in the industry, and save members time and money on apparel, products, parts, cars, and services.
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